The 2013 Tony nominations were announced Tuesday morning in New York by multiple Tony winner Sutton Foster and MODERN FAMILY actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson.

"Bring It On," "A Christmas Story," "Kinky Boots" and "Matilda: The Musical" were nominated as Broadway's best musical, and the plays "The Assembled Parties," "Lucky Guy," "The Testament of Mary" and "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" also received nods.

Actor and actress nominees went to several soap opera alums including Billy Magnussen (AS THE WORLD TURNS), Judith Light (ONE LIFE TO LIVE, DALLAS), Billy Porter (ANOTHER WORLD), Terrence Mann (AS THE WORLD TURNS) and Cicely Tyson (THE GUIDING LIGHT).

And the nominees are...

Best play
"The Assembled Parties" by Richard Greenberg
"Lucky Guy" by Nora Ephron
"The Testament of Mary" by Colm Toibin
"Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike" by Christopher Durang

Best musical
"Bring It On, The Musical"
"A Christmas Story, The Musical"
"Kinky Boots, The Musical"
"Matilda, The Musical"

Best revival of a musical
"Annie"
"The Mystery of Edwin Drood"
"Pippin"
"Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella"

Best original score (music and/or lyrics) written for the theatre
"A Christmas Story, The Musical" Music and Lyrics: Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
"Hands on a Hardbody" Music: Trey Anastasio and Amanda Green Lyrics: Amanda Green
"Kinky Boots" Music and Lyrics: Cyndi Lauper
"Matilda, The Musical" Music and Lyrics: Tim Minchin

Best performance by an actor in a leading role in a play
Tom Hanks, "Lucky Guy"
Nathan Lane, "The Nance"
Tracy Letts, "Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"
David Hyde Pierce, "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike"
Tom Sturridge, "Orphans"

Best performance by an actress in a leading role in a play
Laurie Metcalf, "The Other Place"
Amy Morton, "Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"
Kristine Nielsen, "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike"
Holland Taylor, "Ann"
Cicely Tyson, "The Trip to Bountiful"

Best performance by an actress in a leading role in a musical
Stephanie J. Block, "The Mystery of Edwin Drood"
Carolee Carmello, "Scandalous"
Valisia LeKae, "Motown, The Musical"
Patina Miller, "Pippin"
Laura Osnes, "Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella"

Best performance by an actor in a featured role in a play
Danny Burstein, "Golden Boy"
Richard Kind, "The Big Knife"
Billy Magnussen, "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike"
Tony Shalhoub, "Golden Boy"
Courtney B. Vance, "Lucky Guy"

Best performance by an actress in a featured role in a play
Carrie Coon, "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?"
Shalita Grant, "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike"
Judith Ivey, "The Heiress"
Judith Light, "The Assembled Parties"
Condola Rashad, "The Trip to Bountiful"

Best performance by an actor in a featured role in a musical
Charl Brown, "Motown, The Musical"
Keith Carradine, "Hands on a Hardbody"
Will Chase, "The Mystery of Edwin Drood"
Gabriel Ebert, "Matilda, The Musical"
Terrence Mann, "Pippin"

Best performance by an actress in a featured role in a musical
Annaleigh Ashford, "Kinky Boots"
Victoria Clark, "Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella"
Andrea Martin, "Pippin"
Keala Settle, "Hands on a Hardbody"
Lauren Ward, "Matilda, The Musical"

Best scenic design of a play
John Lee Beatty, "The Nance"
Santo Loquasto, "The Assembled Parties"
David Rockwell, "Lucky Guy"
Michael Yeargan, "Golden Boy"

Tony Honor for Excellence in the Theatre
Career Transition for Dancers
William Craver
Peter Lawrence
The Lost Colony
The four actresses who created the title role of "Matilda, The Musical" on Broadway - Sophia
Gennusa, Oona Laurence, Bailey Ryon and Milly Shapiro